What does Buddha or Christ prescribe for the man who neither wants
Moksha nor is fit to receive it?-- nothing!
Either you must have Moksha or you
are doomed to destruction -- these are the only two ways held forth by them,
and there is no middle course. You are tied hand and foot in the matter of
trying for anything other than Moksha. There is no way shown how you may enjoy
the world a little for a time; not only all openings to that are hermetically
sealed to you, but, in addition, there are obstructions put at every step.
It
is only the Vedic religion which considers ways and means and lays down rules
for the fourfold attainment of man, comprising Dharma, Artha, Kama ,
and Moksha.
Buddha ruined us, and so did Christ ruin Greece
and Rome
Then,
in due course of time, fortunately, the Europeans became Protestants, shook off
the teachings of Christ as represented by Papal authority, and heaved a sigh of
relief.
In India, Kumarila again brought into currency the
Karma-marga, the way
of Karma only, and
Shankara and Ramanuja firmly re-established the Eternal
Vedic religion, harmonising and balancing in due proportions Dharma, Artha,
Kama, and Moksha.
- Swami Vivekananda,
The East and The West
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